BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAE

BEAM TYPE
SLOPE AT FREE END DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x
1. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at the free end

Pl 2
2 EI

y=

MAXIMUM DEFLECTION

Px 2
( 3l x )
6 EI

max =

Pl 3
3EI

2. Cantilever Beam Concentrated load P at any point

Px 2
( 3a x ) for 0 < x < a
6 EI
Pa 2
y=
( 3x a ) for a < x < l
6 EI

y=

Pa 2
=
2 EI

max

Pa 2
=
( 3l a )
6 EI

3. Cantilever Beam Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

l 3
6 EI

max =

l 4
8 EI

o x 2
(10l 3 10l 2 x + 5lx2 x3 )
120lEI

max =

o l 4
30 EI

Mx 2
2 EI

max =

Ml 2
2 EI

y=

x 2
x 2 + 6l 2 4lx )
(
24 EI

4. Cantilever Beam Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)

ol 3
24 EI

y=

5. Cantilever Beam Couple moment M at the free end

Ml
EI

y=

BEAM DEFLECTION FORMULAS

BEAM TYPE

SLOPE AT ENDS

DEFLECTION AT ANY SECTION IN TERMS OF x

MAXIMUM AND CENTER

DEFLECTION

6. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Concentrated load P at the center

Pl 2
1 = 2 =
16 EI

Px 3l 2
l
x 2 for 0 < x <
y=

12 EI 4
2

max =

Pl 3
48 EI

7. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Concentrated load P at any point

Pb(l 2 b 2 )
1 =
6lEI
Pab(2l b)
2 =
6lEI

Pbx 2
l x 2 b 2 ) for 0 < x < a
(
6lEI
Pb l
3
y=
( x a ) + ( l 2 b2 ) x x3

6lEI b

for a < x < l

y=

max =
=

Pb ( l 2 b 2 )

32

9 3 lEI

at x =

(l

b2 ) 3

Pb
( 3l 2 4b2 ) at the center, if a > b
48 EI

8. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly distributed load (N/m)

1 = 2 =

l 3
24 EI

y=

x 3
l 2lx 2 + x3 )
(
24 EI

max =

5l 4
384 EI

9. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Couple moment M at the right end

Ml
1 =
6 EI
Ml
2 =
3EI

y=

Mlx x 2
1
6 EI l 2

max =
=

Ml 2
l
at x =
9 3 EI
3

Ml 2
at the center
16 EI

10. Beam Simply Supported at Ends Uniformly varying load: Maximum intensity o (N/m)

7ol 3
360 EI
l3
2 = o
45 EI

1 =

y=

o x
( 7l 4 10l 2 x 2 + 3x4 )
360lEI

max = 0.00652
= 0.00651

o l 4
at x = 0.519 l
EI

ol 4
at the center
EI